Synthetic Biology and the Public Good: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Innovation in the Biosciences"
FRIDAY 23RD JUNE 2017 University of Kent, Canterbury.
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Recent innovations in biotechnology have borne possibilities in the biosciences unparalleled in human history. Today synthetic biology is a rapidly developing field with important potential applications for human welfare.
However, it is undeniable that such innovations raise fundamental ethical concerns about the nature of human intervention in biological engineering, biosecurity and open access research, the formulation of commercial risks and benefits, and the potential impact on the lives of future people.
As a response to these fundamental concerns, this one-day conference will explore questions raised by this new technology in the fields of biotechnology and industry, education and democratic oversight, and biosecurity from historical and current perspectives. To conclude, the conference will explore the possibility of the humanities in conversation with synthetic biologists. Speakers will include senior scientists, academics and policy makers.
Programme includes:
Sir Geoffrey Owen (LSE), Dr Dominic Berry (Edinburgh) and Prof Mark Smales (Kent) for a workshop on synthetic biology and industry - current and historical perspectives
Prof Steve Fuller (Warwick) and Dr Robert Meckin (Manchester) for the workshop "Sociological Perspectives on Synthetic Biology"
Dr Nicola Platt (The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry) and Philipp Boeing (Bento Lab) for a workshop on education, access and democratic oversight.
Dr Brett Edwards (Bath) to also speak on the workshop "Biosecurity and Synthetic Biology"
All Welcome - Registration Required
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This event is generously supported by the Eastern Academic Research Consortium, Kent Graduate School, Kent School of History and the Centre for the History of Medicine, Ethics and Medical Humanities.
Date and Time: Friday 23rd June 2017, 09:00 - 17:00
Cost: Free
Location: Sibson Lecture Theatre 2, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NZ, UK.
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This event is generously supported by the Eastern Academic Research Consortium, Kent Graduate School,
Kent School of History and the Centre for the History of Medicine, Ethics and Medical Humanities.
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